Psalms 10:12
Up! O Lord; let your hand be lifted: give thought to the poor.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
In Context
11He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.
13Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?
Cross References
Psalms 3:7\3:6\I will have no fear, though ten thousand have come round me, putting themselves against me.
Psalms 9:12\9:11\Make songs of praise to the Lord, whose house is in Zion: make his doings clear to the people.
Psalms 9:19\9:18\For the poor will not be without help; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever.
Psalms 17:7Make clear the wonder of your mercy, O saviour of those who put their faith in your right hand, from those who come out against them.
Psalms 74:19O give not the soul of your dove to the hawk; let not the life of the poor go out of your memory for ever.
Psalms 94:2Be lifted up, O judge of the earth; let their reward come to the men of pride.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 10:2-12
The Character of the Wicked; The Character of Persecutors. 1 Why standest thou afar off, O Lord ? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? 2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far… Read the whole commentary →